Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

An Update on the Declaration of Eligibility for Canadian Tax Treaty Benefits

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The Canadian Dividend Tax Withholding rate for non-residents is 25%. However US residents holding Canadian securities can get a reduced rate due to the tax treaty between Canada and the US. The reduced rate is 15% for stocks held in regular brokerage accounts. For stocks held in qualified retirements accounts like the IRAs, Canada does …

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Bull and Bear Markets for UK Markets from 1946 to 2022: Chart

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One of the topics that I have written about many times in the past is the importance of long-term investing. In the short term markets tend to be volatile for any number of reasons. Ignoring these volatilities and the noise that go with them is the key for success. Bull markets tend to be longer …

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High Losses Require Even Higher Gain To Break Even: Chart

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The US equity market has been up strongly almost every year for the past few years. While gains are nice it is also important to remember that stocks do not always generate positive returns. To put it another way, losses are a feature of investing in the markets and investors have to deal with them …

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Bitcoin: The Best Performing Asset Class So Far This Year

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Bitcoin has soared more than 100% since the start of the year. Yesterday its price crossed the $38,000 mark according to The Block as shown in the chart below. Bitcoin prices were around $16,600 in the beginning of the year. Click to enlarge Source: Bitcoin price breaks past $38,000, carried on by ETF hype, The …

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Calendar Year S&P 500 Index Returns 1928-2022: Chart

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I have written many times in the past that investors should keep their long-term goals in mind and not worry too much about short-term gyrations of the market. While markets may be down one year they can come back roaring the next year. For instance, the S&P 500 was down over 20% in 2022 but …

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